The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-08-15

In tbs Church OF the Lord Jeeus |
Christ q strange thing going on;
church against church, minister |
against minister, denomination |
against denomination, firing away
into their owe fort, or the so which |
ought to be on the came sid, inetesd |
OF concentrating their etRy and |
giving one mighty and ever sting |
volley against the navies ~ d,,kress
riding up through the bs'
90 out sometimes in the summer,
and fnd two beehives, and thete
two hives are In gu rel. come
near enough, not 10 be etupg, but
come Just near enough to hear the
controversy, aud one beehive says:
That field Of clover is the sweetest"
and another beehive says: That field
OF clover 10 the sweetest" / come in
between them, and say: "Stop this
quarrel; II You like that field of clover
best, 90 there; II you like that field Of
clover best, go there; but let me tell
you that that hive which pets the mcst
honey Ia the best hive" 81 come be-
tween tho churches OF the Lo -sus
Christ. One denomination OF Chris
tians says, shat field Of Christian doc
trine is best" and another sayr, "this
fol OF Christian doctrine ia beet"
Well. say, Ego where you get the
most honey" Tha, Ia the best church
which gets the most honey of Chris
tian grace for the heart, and the most
honey Ct Christian usefulness for the
life.
Beside that, II you want to build up
auy denomination, you will never
build IL up by trying to pull some
other down. Intolerance never put
anything down. How much has in.
tolerance acco implanted, for instance,
against the Methodist Church? For
long years her ministry were foi hidden
the pulpits Of Great Britain. Why
was 1t that 80 many OF them preached
in the fields! Simply because they
could no! got in the churches. And
the name Of the church was given in
} drisioD and sarcasm. The critics OF
the church said, "they have no order,
! they have no method in their wor.
! ship" and the critics, therefore, In
! irony called them "Methodists."
, i am told that In Aston Library
New York, kept as cdiiosiIies, are 707
. books and pamphlets against Method
. ism. Did intolerance stop that church
No; IL Is either fir or second among
the denominations OF christendom,
. her missionary stations In all parts Of
, the world, her men not only imp1r
I tant In religious trusts, but important
. Alec In secular trusts. Church march
4 ing on, and the more intolerance
D against II, the faster II MARCHED.
/ What did Intolerance accomplish
. againrt the B,p;ist Church, II laugh
a ing scorn and TRACE could have do
= stro3ed The church 1t would not hav,
!, today q disciple left.
J, The Baptiss we're hurled out b. Bos
i ton In olden times. Those who eympa
thized with them were copf led, arc
!. when a petition wss offered aekinI
Q leniency In their behalf, all The mel
70 who signed 1t were Indicted. Has In
70 tolerance stopped the Baptist Church
X The last statistics In regard to
, showed about $4,000 churches snt
/. $4,000 0 commandments. intolerance
" never put down anything.
y In England law was made sgains
, the Jew. England thrust back tn,
10 Jew and thrust down the Jew, and de
n clared that no Jew should hold officis
d position. What came Of III Wer
70 the Jews destroyed7 Was their re
ligion overthrown7 No. Who becam
y Prime Minister Of England years ago
II Who WAS next TO the throne? Wn
10 was higher than the throne, bscaus
OF he was IouI sellor and adviser2 Th
10 defendant Of ] ,w. What were W
IN celebrating In all our churches % we
10 a. synagogues O few years sgo7 Tb
10 Tooth birthday OF Moniehore, abe grei
10 Jewish philsnthropist. Intolersnc
a. never yet gained anything.
III Third-But now, my friends, ha'
= ing shown you the origin Of bigotry {
sectarianlsm, and having shown 20
IN the dsmsgs II does, want briefy |
of show you how we are 10 war again
IA this terrible evil, aud think We ougl
"a 10 begin orr war by realizing our ow
of wsakntss aud our imperlections.
ne We make 40 many mistakes In the con
ia mon affairs OF life, Ia 1t not poseib
rit that we may make mistakes In rsgar
Us to our religious ahain2 Shall v
An take a man by the threat or by n
10 collar because he canno. ses feligioI
he truths Just as We dor In the light
eternity II will be found ou',
IL think, there was something wror
In all our oreeds and som
4. thing right Ia all our creed
u. But sipcs We may make mistsk
Wv In regard 10 things Of the world. {
y. not let us be egotistic, aud 90 puff,
~ mp as 10 have an idea that we can n
W. make any mistake In regard to Teli
~ ious theories. And then / think '
~ will do n great deal 10 overthrow q
sectarianism from our heart, aud q
-, sectarianism from the world by CHIEF
90 eniarsing upon those thing, In whi,
"a We agree rather than those on Whit
Nv we differ.
ny, ~ Now, here Ia q grea, gospel pli
j.. form. A man Gomez up on this oil
ne the platform and ssy,, IL don't
~, lieve In baby sprintlirg," Shall
~ shove him oh7 Here 10 q man COZ
~ ing mp on this side the platform, al
u he ssys, II don't believe In the pen
w verancs ci the saints" Shall sho
10 him or No. / will say, "Do you B
~ lieve In the Lord Jesus as 20
saviour3 Do you trust HIM for Tin
"' aud for eternity" He says, ayes
d, do you take Christ for time and |
he stsrnity1" "Yes" lay, "Come O
Oh brother; one In; ime and one In ct,
ne nifty brother nov, brother forever
%, Blessed be- God for q gofpel platfoi
Ied 40 large tina, all who rcelve Chr
va may stand on II
nd Think We may overthrow the .
les we're sactarianism and bleoiry In o.
par hearts and In the church also, by TO
he Eing that all tho denominations
go Christians have yielded noble instii
on iions aud noble men. There IL not
l. ing that 20 s'irs my soul as u
hn thought. 0ne denomination yield
ne' Robsrt Hall aud an Adouirs
avs Jackson; another Yielded l.
~, Latimer and Melville; anoth
ad yield ed John Wesley and the bless
% summeI6eld, whi!e our own demon
ow nation yielded John Knox and /
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